National data has consistently shown that Indigenous people in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are two to three times more likely to die from injury than non-Indigenous people.
Sep 6, 2022
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As the New Zealand government reviews mask mandates and other pandemic measures this week, we argue it's time to reconsider the overall COVID strategy.
Sep 6, 2022
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We use our hands together for most of our daily tasks, but very little is known about how stroke affects the coordination of our hands. Now, new research has found that stroke affects some bimanual tasks more than others.
Aug 30, 2022
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A joint project by the Universities of Otago and Waikato to reclassify what is considered rural in a health context will provide more accurate data of differences in health outcomes between rural and urban areas.
Aug 5, 2022
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The New Zealand government plans to spend NZ$18 million on becoming the first country to eliminate transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within a decade.
Aug 5, 2022
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Psychiatrists are concerned young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are missing out on specialist mental health care with potentially life-long repercussions, according to new research from the Universities of Otago and Auckland.
Aug 5, 2022
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions.
Jul 25, 2022
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Having emergency services work together to attend mental health emergencies reduces the likelihood of the person in crisis ending up in hospital, a study from the University of Otago in New Zealand has found.
Jul 21, 2022
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The authors of a ground-breaking University of Otago, Christchurch study are calling for immediate changes to Aotearoa New Zealand's suicide prevention strategy and the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, due to figures showing ...
Jul 15, 2022
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Ann Shulgin, who together with her late husband Alexander Shulgin pioneered the use of psychedelic drugs in psychotherapy and co-wrote two seminal books on the subject, has died at the age of 91.
Jul 12, 2022
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